Internal Controls Senior Consultant
Guidehouse · Washington, United States · 1d ago
Job Family:
Finance & Accounting Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
- Support the execution of an international finance organization's A-123 Internal Controls Program, including planning, performing, and documenting internal control assessments.
- Conduct process walkthroughs, risk assessments, control evaluations, and testing activities to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
- Analyze business processes, risks, controls, and supporting documentation to identify control gaps, improvement opportunities, and emerging risks.
- Prepare workpapers, reports, presentations, and audit-ready documentation to support management, oversight bodies, and external auditors.
- Facilitate meetings and collaborate with client stakeholders to discuss assessment results, remediation activities, and process improvements.
- Monitor corrective action plans and provide recommendations to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal control environments.
- Support project management activities, including status reporting, deliverable development, and coordination across multiple workstreams.
What You Will Need:
- Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
- Five (5) years of experience supporting internal controls, risk management, compliance, audit readiness, financial management, or business process improvement initiatives.
- Experience performing risk and control assessments, control testing, internal audits, or compliance reviews.
- Knowledge of OMB Circular A-123, GAO Green Book, internal control frameworks, or enterprise risk management principles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills.
- Ability to develop client-ready analyses, reports, and presentations
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Experience supporting the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), USAID, State Department, Treasury, multilateral development banks, or other federal financial institutions.
- Knowledge of federal internal control requirements, including OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, FFMIA, GAO Green Book, and enterprise risk management frameworks.
- Experience assessing operational, financial, credit, investment, or programmatic controls within lending, investment, grant-making, or development finance environments.
- Experience supporting financial statement audits, OIG audits, audit remediation, corrective action plans, and audit liaison activities.
- Familiarity with project finance, loan portfolio management, guarantees, political risk insurance, investment oversight, or development finance programs.
- Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, CRMA, PMP, or Certified Risk Professional credentials.
- Experience with data analytics, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or advanced Excel for risk, controls, and compliance reporting.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, process walkthroughs, risk workshops, and executive briefings with senior government officials.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
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